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Russia is divided into twelve economic regions^[a] — groups of federal subjects sharing the following characteristics:

Common economic and social goals and participation in development programs;
Relatively similar economic conditions and potential;
Similar climatic, ecological, and geological conditions;
Similar methods of technical inspection of new construction;
Similar methods of conducting customs oversight;
Overall similar living conditions of the population.

No federal subject can belong to more than one economic region.

Economic regions are also grouped into economic zones (also called "macrozones"). An economic region or its parts can belong to more than one economic zone.

Establishment and abolition of economic regions and economic zones or any changes in their composition are decided upon by the federal government of Russia.

This division into economic regions is different from the division into federal districts. The former are solely for economic and statistical purposes, and the latter exist solely to uphold the federal laws on the territory of the country.

Table

Economic region	Population (2021)	Area (km2)	GDP (million US$)^[1]
Central	33,276,581	482,300	611,550
Central Black Earth	7,057,951	167,900	62,098
East Siberian	6,096,127	3,371,800	73,250
Far Eastern	7,975,762	6,952,600	100,286
Kaliningrad	1,029,966	15,100	10,600
North Caucasus	22,642,000	381,600	145,110
Northern	4,101,852	1,476,600	69,754
Northwestern	8,785,379	195,200	192,610
Ural	18,416,392	823,300	154,034
Volga	15,811,458	539,800	128,221
Volga-Vyatka	6,968,440	264,800	44,635
West Siberian	16,281,060	2,454,000	234,600

List and composition of the economic regions

The following is the list and composition^[2] of the economic regions, sorted by population.

Central Black Earth^[b]

Central^[c]

East Siberian^[d]

Far Eastern^[e]

Kaliningrad^[f]

Kaliningrad Oblast

North Caucasus^[g]

Northern^[h]

Northwestern^[i]

Ural^[j]

Volga^[k]

Volga-Vyatka^[l]

West Siberian^[m]

Notes

^ Russian: экономические районы, romanized: ekonomičeskije raiony, IPA: [ɪkənɐˈmʲitɕɪskʲɪje rɐˈjɵnɨ]
^ Центрально-Чернозёмный, Centraljno-Černozjomnyj, IPA: [tsɨnˌtralʲnə tɕɪrnɐˈzʲɵmnɨj]
^ Центральный, Centraljnyj, IPA: [tsɨnˈtralʲnɨj]
^ Восточно-Сибирский, Vostočno-Sibirskij, IPA: [vɐˌstotɕnə sʲɪˈbʲirskʲɪj]
^ Дальневосточный, Daljnevostočnyj, IPA: [ˌdalʲnʲɪvɐˈstotɕnɨj]
^ Калининградский, Kaliningradskij, IPA: [kəlʲɪnʲɪnˈɡratskʲɪj]
^ Северо-Кавказский, Severo-Kavkazskij, IPA: [ˌsʲevʲɪrə kɐfˈkasːkʲɪj]
^ Северный, Severnyj, IPA: [ˈsʲevʲɪrnɨj]
^ Северо-Западный, Severo-Zapadnyj, IPA: [ˌsʲevʲɪrɐ ˈzapədnɨj]
^ Уральский, Uraljskij, IPA: [ʊˈralʲskʲɪj]
^ Поволжский, Povolžskij, IPA: [pɐˈvoɫʂskʲɪj]
The traditional name of the region, meaning 'along the Volga River'.
^ Волго-Вятский, Volgo-Vjatskij, IPA: [ˌvoɫɡɐˈvʲatskʲɪj]
^ Западно-Сибирский, Zapadno-Sibirskij, IPA: [ˌzapədnə sʲɪˈbʲirskʲɪj]